Джек Гантос — о писателе
- Родился: 2 июля 1951 г. , Маунт Плезант, Пенсильвания, США
Биография — Джек Гантос
John Gantos Jr. (better known as Jack Gantos) was born on July 2, 1951, in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. His parents were John, a construction superintendent, and Elizabeth, a banker. He has an older sister and two younger brothers. When Jack was in first grade he was placed in the Bluebird reading group. He was not aware until later that the Bluebird reading group was for slow readers. Also, at that time, his favorite game to play was pretending to set his clothes on fire. Then he would roll down a hill to save himself. This is also the time that Jack got his first journal. His older sister was given a journal by their mom, and Jack wanted to be just like his big sister so he wanted one…
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Библиография
Hole in my Life (2002), a memoir
Picture books
Gantos is the author of dozens of published picture books including about twenty illustrated by Nicole Rubel. Rotten Ralph was the first published book for both creators and the first of about ten in the Rotten Ralph series as of 2012.
Rotten Ralph series by Gantos and Rubel
Rotten Ralph (1976) —introducing the "very, very, nasty cat"
Three Strikes for Rotten Ralph (2011) —the latest of about ten
Rotten Ralph's Rotten Family (2014)
Novels
Jack Henry series
Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade (1994)
Jack's New Power: Stories from a Caribbean Year (1995)
Jack's Black Book (1999)
Jack on the Tracks: Four Seasons of Fifth Grade…
Титулы, награды и премии
Best Books for Young Readers citation, American Library Association (ALA), 1976–93, for the "Rotten Ralph" series.
Children's Book Showcase Award, 1977, for Rotten Ralph
Emerson Alumni Award, Emerson College, 1979, for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing
Massachusetts Council for the Arts Awards finalist, 1983, 1988
Gold Key Honors Society Award,1985, for Creative Excellence
National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1987
Quarterly West Novella Award, 1989, for X-Rays
Children's Choice citation, International Reading Association, 1990, for Rotten Ralph's Show and Tell
Batavia Educational Foundation grant, 1991
West Springfield Arts Council (WESPAC) grant, 1991
Parents' Choice citation,…
Премии
Лауреат
2012 г. — Премия Скотта О'Делла за историческую литературу (Dead End in Norvelt)2012 г. — Медаль Джона Ньюбери (Dead End in Norvelt)
2003 г. — Массачусетская книжная премия (Книга для подростков и юношества, Hole in My Life)
2001 г. — Книжная премия «Снежный человек» (Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key)
Номинант
2014 г. — Киркус (Книга для детей и юношества, The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza)2013 г. — Премия «Индийская кисть» (Премия «Индийская кисть», Dead End in Norvelt)
2007 г. — Премия Линкольна (Hole in My Life)
2005 г. — Премия «Индийская кисть» (Премия «Индийская кисть», What Would Joey Do?)
2004 г. — Премия Род Айленда за подростковую книгу (Hole in My Life)
2004 г. — Премия Дороти Кэнфилд Фишер (What Would Joey Do?)
2003 г. — Премия Майкла Л. Принца (Лучшая книга года, написанная для подростков, основываясь на её литературных достоинствах, Hole in My Life)
2002 г. — Премия Дороти Кэнфилд Фишер (Joey Pigza Loses Control)
2001 г. — Премия Дороти Кэнфилд Фишер (Jack on the Tracks: Four Seasons of Fifth Grade (Jack Henry))
2001 г. — Медаль Джона Ньюбери (Joey Pigza Loses Control)
2000 г. — Премия Дороти Кэнфилд Фишер (Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key)
1999 г. — Мемориальная премия Джуди Лопес (Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key)
